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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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